ELKHART LAKE – Road racing fans got their endurance race at Road America. Wayne Taylor Racing got its first overall victory in more than two years. Strategies changed frequently, The racing was every bit as competitive throughout the 6 hours of the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix as it was in a race less than half as long a year ago. A little cleaner, too. “I think if you want more action than this, this is crazy,” co-winner Filipe Albuquerque said with a smile. “Up to the last laps.... It makes sense to have a 6-hour race here. The crowd is incredible coming around. Again, IMSA never fails to put a show on. I think it's spot on. “Let's just enjoy the moment.” Six hours did seem right Aug. 2 on a day with temperatures in the 70s and intermittent sun that peaked out enough to make changing track conditions one more variable. Road America management brands the faci…

So now to have a result, I feel like the way the race went, it wasn't a lucky one, the team did everything right.” The duo also won at Road America in 2022. The race finished under caution after Kevin Estre in the No. 7 Penske Porsche and Jack Aitken in the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac tangled in Turn 1 on a restart with 10 minutes to go while battling for second. That gave second to the No. 5 JDC-Miller MotorSports of Laurin Heinrich, Tijmen van der Helm and Kaylen Frederick, while Albuquerque’s and Taylor’s teammates Jordan Taylor and Louis Deletraz claimed the final podium spot. Estre and Laurens Vanthoor were credited with 17th and Aitken and Earl Bamber were credited with 18th, although the results will remain unofficial until an in-depth investigation is complete. The Inter Europol Competition team of Jeremy Clarke, Bijoy Garg and Tom Dillman won in LMP2, overcoming a…